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Firdaus Kharas:The world is shrinking!Hear from a man named this year as one of the World’s Most Talented Social Innovators how technology and content are wiping out borders to reach hundreds of millions of people with behavior change communications to better their lives.

Carmen Strigel:Tech’n Teachers: Assembling the jigsaw puzzle - but do we even know the picture?Enter the fascinating world of teachers and technology and through examples from two international case studies learn how to make the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle fit. Explore if we yet have the full picture of technology that truly enhances teaching and learning and provides value for investment.Lauren Woodman:Ring! Ring! How The Bank in Your Pocket is Improving Inclusion, Security and Humanitarian ResponsePayment Innovations – from cash transfers to mobile money – are opening up innovative new approaches to development and disaster response. Fueled by technology, these efforts can dramatically enhance aid, development and response while simultaneously increasing reach, preserving dignity, and enhancing impact.

Thane Richards:Library From Space: Getting the Web to 4.3 Billion People Without InternetOuternet is currently broadcasting 1 GB/day of free data from six satellites covering 99% of humans on Earth. Learn about this project, how you can help decide what Outernet broadcasts, and how to make "a library in every home" a reality.

Social innovator, director and humanitarian, Firdaus Kharas creates media designed to educate, entertain and change societal and individual behavior to better the human condition.
He is a specialist in creating animated shorts and documentaries, especially on human rights and disease... Read More →

Thane Richard leads content strategy and business development at Outernet, a revolutionary company that delivers free information from space to every human on earth. Earlier, he founded a journalism project in Detroit called “Jaunt” that fused nonfiction stories with physical... Read More →

Carmen Strigel is the director of technology for education and training at RTI International. Her technical work focuses on building capacity, fostering stakeholder collaboration and facilitating information-based decision-making and policy reforms. Carmen’s passion and core expertise... Read More →

Lauren Woodman joined NetHope as chief executive officer in January 2014, bringing 25 years of leadership experience in technology, policy, development and education in the public and private sectors to the role, but more importantly, a sense of urgency to the need to leverage technology... Read More →